I already did - it's impossible to lick your own elbow. and driving around Australia is 200km longer going clockwise than it is going anti-clockwise.......
2007-02-01 14:05:56 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
Show em how your foot is as long as the crook in your elbow to the beginning of your wrist.
Place your foot on the inner portion of you fore-arm and you will see what I mean. ~
2007-02-01 14:08:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Here are some that I like to use to stump my friends.
What is the world's largest desert? The answer is Antartica. Many people will tell you that you are wrong. But the fact is what makes a desert a desert is the amount of percipitation, not the soil make up.
During the Civil War, there were two major battled that the Union won on the same day, July 4th. One of these battles was Gettysburg, PA. What was the other? The answer is Vicksburg, LA which help control the Mississippi River. And as a fun side note, afterwards Vicksburg did not celebrate the 4th of July for nearly 50 years.
2007-02-02 00:18:52 · answer #2 · answered by Heather H 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The term, 'It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye' is from Ancient Rome. The only rule during wrestling matches was, 'No eye gouging.' Everything else was allowed, but the only way to be disqualified is to poke someone's eye out.
The term, 'Mind your p's and q's' is from the days of the printing press. Since all of the letters on the tiles were printed backwards, the lower case p and q got mixed up often. Also, the term 'upper case' and 'lower case' came from the printing press days as well. The upper case letters were stored in the case that sat on the higher shelf, and the lower case letters were stored in the case that sat on the lower shelf.
The heads side of a penny weighs more than the tails side, therefore if you flipped a penny 10000 times, it would land heads up about 4950 times.
In Israel postage stamp glue is certified kosher.
2007-02-02 03:14:22 · answer #3 · answered by ahh_a_talking_muffin 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
William Shatner (aka Capitan Kirk) is incapable of making the Vulcan salute. Before takes they had to tape his fingers in the correct position.
2007-02-01 22:11:49 · answer #4 · answered by tselea 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the elephant is the only mammal that can't jump.
hair continues to grow for a while after a person dies.
columbus astonished the native americans by saying he could take the moon out of the sky and they were amazed, but it was just an eclipse.
the fur of a polar bear is transparent, it only looks white because that the color of its skin.
you can kill a butterfly just by touching it.
hummingbirds are the only birds who can fly backwards.
2007-02-01 22:13:10 · answer #5 · answered by sexiiflexii 2 · 5⤊ 0⤋
the nba got a new guy in training he ios 7 ft 9
2007-02-01 22:08:52 · answer #6 · answered by boyer_tommy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Walt Disney was terrified of mice yet his trade mark is Mickey Mouse.
2007-02-01 22:14:10 · answer #7 · answered by rowanhood92 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Smallest natural penis recorded: 5/8 of an inch
2007-02-01 22:10:14 · answer #8 · answered by Chris M 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Factoid #1: This is the only job you'll ever work.
#2: I'm awesome, you're not, deal with it.
#3: This is my answer.
2007-02-01 22:10:06 · answer #9 · answered by HawkEye™ 2 · 0⤊ 4⤋
did u know that when a wombat does a poop...it comes out in cubes..no kidding...stop laughing..yes im serious
2007-02-01 22:11:12 · answer #10 · answered by sunshine 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋